How much does a 5-night trip to San Diego cost?

About $2,938 for 2 adults at a typical level ($2,463 to $3,392), checked Oct 12.

How much does a 7-night trip to San Diego cost?

About $3,863 for 2 adults at a typical level ($3,218 to $4,480), checked Oct 12.

How much is a hotel in San Diego?

A typical well-reviewed hotel is about $316 a night for 2 adults with taxes and fees; cheaper ones start around $145. Checked Oct 12.

How much does a trip to San Diego cost?

A 3-night San Diego trip for 2 adults costs about $2,013 ($1,708 on a tight budget, $2,305 in comfort), with round-trip flights from New York. Prices checked Oct 12.

Trip cost by length

For 2 adults sharing a room. hotel prices checked Oct 12, 2026, 9:18 PM EDT

Stay	Stretch	Balanced	Comfort
3 nights	$1,708$854 each	$2,013$1,006 each	$2,305$1,153 each
5 nights	$2,463$1,232 each	$2,938$1,469 each	$3,392$1,696 each
7 nights	$3,218$1,609 each	$3,863$1,931 each	$4,480$2,240 each

Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we found from the US cities we check (New York, $239 per person). Stretch, Balanced and Comfort are the same styles our trip plans use.

Where the money goes

A Balanced 3-night trip for 2, 4 days of meals and getting around.

Hotel

$316 a night, a typical well-reviewed hotel, with taxes and fees.

$947

Flights

$239 round trip per person from New York.

$478

Meals

$64.50 a day per person. 75% of the federal meals & incidentals rate ($86/day).

$516

Getting around

$9 a day per person on public transit. Taxis and rideshares not included.

$72

Total

$2,013

Is my budget enough for San Diego?

$1,000 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $1,708. Plan it ›
$1,500 is tight for 2: even 3 nights at the Stretch level is about $1,708. Plan it ›
$2,000 covers 3 nights at the Stretch level for 2 (about $1,708). Plan it ›
$3,000 covers 5 nights at the Balanced level for 2 (about $2,938). Plan it ›
$5,000 covers 7 nights at the Comfort level for 2 (about $4,480). Plan it ›

A hotel at the typical price

Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

$348 a night

For 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees.

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How we worked this out

Hotels: live rates for 2 adults, Nov 13 – 15, with taxes and fees (LiteAPI live rates, all-in (incl. fees paid at the hotel as one seller reports them), 2 adults). Stretch is a cheaper well-reviewed room (rated 7.5+), Balanced the typical one, Comfort the best-rated 4★ hotel. Weekend rates; weeknights are often lower.
Flights: the cheapest recent round trip we’ve seen from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas or Atlanta. From your city it can be more or less.
Meals and getting around: per person per day, for nights + 1 days, the same way our plans count them. Meals: US GSA per diem FY2027, San Diego, CA.
Not included: activities, entry tickets, travel insurance, and anything we name as missing above.

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